Oil House

Oil House: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Oil House

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Oil House — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.70444, -89.56512. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Oil House

• Peoria Zoo · sanctuary · Peoria · ~2 km · Must-see
• Luthy Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Peoria · ~2 km · Must-see
• Peoria Riverfront Museum · museum · Peoria · ~3 km · Must-see
• Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~5 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Peoria · ~5 km · Must-see
• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences · museum · Peoria · ~7 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Nature Center · park · Peoria · ~7 km · Must-see
• Farm Creek Section · fort · Tazewell · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fort Creve Coeur Park & Campground · church · Tazewell · ~9 km · Must-see
• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~12 km · Must-see
• Peoria Lake · lake · Woodford · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~15 km · Must-see
• Wildlife Prairie Park · sanctuary · Peoria · ~19 km · Must-see
• Metamora Court House State Historic Site · museum · Woodford · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~33 km · Must-see
• Marshall Site · fort · Marshall · ~37 km · Must-see
• Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Marshall · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Oil House

Other forts & heritage near Oil House

• Farm Creek Section · fort · Tazewell · ~9 km · Must-see
• Marshall Site · fort · Marshall · ~37 km · Must-see
• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~76 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Mound · fort · Mason · ~77 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~77 km · Must-see
• Owen Lovejoy Homestead · fort · Bureau · ~94 km · Must-see
• Mount Pulaski Courthouse · fort · Logan · ~101 km · Must-see
• Colonel Matthew Rogers Building · fort · Menard · ~105 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Tomb · fort · Sangamon · ~123 km · Must-see
• Illinois Korean War Memorial · fort · Sangamon · ~124 km · Must-see

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